Drafted RB James Cook in the second round of this year’s NFL Draft: Even though Buffalo already had Devin Singletary and Zack Moss, as well as quarterback Josh Allen and his rushing abilities, the versatility he’s displayed in the preseason has shown why he was worth adding to the mix at running back.
Edmunds paced the Bills defense with 108 total tackles, while safeties Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde led their secondary with five interceptions each.
One, their secondary. They will be without star cornerback Tre’Davious White, who was placed on the Reserve/ PUP list on Aug. 30 and miss at least the first four games. Meanwhile, as Hyde and Poyer’s stats show, they have two opportunistic safeties on the back end.
On special teams, K Tyler Bass made 28 of 32 field goal attempts and 51 of 51 extra point attempts. P Matt Haack averaged 42.9 yards per punt across 52 punts.Early storylines to watch, and what they mean for the Rams
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For the third-straight year, the Rams (0-0) open the season at home and in primetime, but this time, it’s on Thursday night in the NFL’s Kickoff Game for the 2022 season, hosting the Bills (0-0). Kickoff from SoFi Stadium in Inglewood is scheduled for 5:20 p.m. pacific time on NBC.
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Singletary led Buffalo’s backfield with 188 carries for 870 yards and seven touchdowns.
Where I’m looking this week: Towards the Bills defense, and for a few reasons.
Signed OLB Von Miller to a sixyear contract in March: Rams fans are obviously familiar with Miller and the role he played in helping the franchise capture Super Bowl LVI. In Week 1,
Much of the conversation surrounding this game will focus on the understandable topics and players: Matthew Stafford vs. Josh Allen, Jalen Ramsey vs. Stefon Diggs, among others.
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Allen completed 409 of 646 pass attempts for 4,407 yards with 36 touchdowns against 15 interceptions.
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“It’s great to be back,” Obama declared in a ceremony that included several officials and staffers from his administration.
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he’ll be on the other sideline, looking to help the Bills do the same this year.
Keep Miller away from Stafford and have a clean passing performance, and that will go a long way to coming away with a victory in Thursday night’s season-opener at SoFi Stadium.
Former President Barack Obama declared a family reunion at the White House on Wednesday, Sept. 7, as official portraits of him and former First Lady Michelle Obama were unveiled during a ceremony in the East Room.
Former presidents and first ladies usually have their official White House portraits unveiled by their successors. However, former President Donald
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We are excited to announce an amazing opportunity for our students just in time for back to school. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LA Metro) has partnered with Target to sponsor our district with 8,000 GoPass TAP Cards for the 2022-2023 school year. The GoPass TAP Cards will provide all of our students with unlimited free rides on Metro buses and trains, as well as on other participating municipal transit operators enrolled in the Metro GoPass Fareless Program.
Our District will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15, 2022 through October 15, 2022. We are excited to share that our district will host a Student Art Exhibition during the City of Inglewood Hispanic Heritage Festival on September
Student Achievement Foundation, and the Morningside High School Parent Center. A series of technology topics will be offered throughout the month of September. The workshops are offered to all IUSD families. Click on one of the following links in English or Spanish to register today.
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Intuit presents a 6-week competition led by teams of high school students across the country leveraging design thinking to develop innovative solutions for the following challenge: “How might we help underrepresented aspiring business owners access equitable opportunities to start a new business?” Each student in the 1st -3rd place winning teams are in the running to win scholarship prizes between $5,000 and $2,000. Additionally, each participant will receive a Design for Delight Certification Exam. This competition is available for high school students and can sign up to participate by clicking here.
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Our district is excited to announce that Kelso TK-6 Elementary and La Tijera Academy of Excellence TK-8 are recipients of the California PBIS Coalition’s System of Recognition, as Kelso and La Tijera have demonstrated excellence in the implementation of the core features of PBIS at a platinum level. Thank you staff, students, and families for your contribution, hard work, and commitment to implementing PBIS with fidelity and creating a school environment that maximizes academic and social behavioral outcomes for ALL students. Congratulations again Kelso TK-6 Elementary and La Tijera Academy of Excellence TK-8 on this outstanding recognition! To learn more about the PBIS recognitions, click here.
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A graduate of Southwestern Law School, Hancock believes her 16 years of experience as a public defender gives her a unique perspective when it comes to making rulings. Because defense attorneys are always negotiating, they look for solutions instead of simply handing out harsh penalties and imposing high bail amounts. Hancock has represented homeless and mentally ill individuals and believes these things need to be in consideration when examining a case.
Lyons believes that the greatest
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candidate for judge because she is a public defender with significant trial experience. A vast majority of individuals running for a judicial seat have been prosecutors.
“There has never been a public defender elected in Los Angeles County,” said Hancock. “Black, White, Male, Female, nothing. It says a lot about how the bench is very unbalanced. We are trying to balance the bench.”
This will be Hancock’s second time running for a judge’s seat. She suffered a narrow defeat in 2018 and believes this time around the outcome will be different because she has gained the trust of the community through her grassroots campaign.
“I’m an immigrant and I personally understand the generational impact a single decision can have,” Lyons said. “That’s the mindset I’m coming into my decision making with. There is no decision that’s too small. It might be the 3000th traffic ticket of the day but for that person that’s in front of me that traffic ticket can mean the difference between rather or not they eat. Those are things you have to think about, obviously while still operating within the law.”
Hancock and Lyons hope to join Judge Carol Elswick in the Superior Court who retained her seat by receiving 68% of the vote during the June primary.
With the small number of Black judges in the Los Angeles Superior Court compared to the number of Black defendants in court, Hancock believes more qualified people need to see this route as a possibility.
In California, 9 out of 10 judges are appointed by the governor. For example, Gov. Newsom, just selected Pamela Dansby to serve as a Judge in the Los Angeles County Superior Court and she is a former public defender.
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On the November 8th General Election ballot will be two African American Women running for judgeships on the Superior Court of Los Angeles County.
Lyons offers the unique perspective of being an immigrant from Jamaica. Her family moved to the United States when she was 11 years old and settled in a small farming town in Iowa where they were the only black family. She attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and then attended Loyola University law school because of her desire to be a voice for others and to speak out where injustice and inequality exist.
againstLyonschildren.understands the impact electing a Black woman a judge could have on fellow judges in the Superior Court. “I also think it is important behind the scenes in terms for judicial officers as well. People act different when other people are in the room. I think diversity on the bench is just as important for the public as it is for judicial officers because the more interaction you have with diverse people you get to learn things that you may not have had an opportunity to do before.”
“The county did not have the resources to give the clients the kind of treatment that they needed in lieu of sending them to jail or prison. The prosecutors continued to file for jail and prison and continued to file these cases as if the person was perfectly sane. That was always a problem for me from the very beginning … Once I was in felonies and people were getting really long sentences, I just felt like there should be
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Lyons has been a Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney since 2006. She is currently in charge of juvenile prosecutions at the Superior Court’s Compton branch. She has completed more than 85 trials. She was assigned to the District Attorney’s Sex Crimes Division, including a twoyear tenure at Stuart House, where she exclusively prosecuted sexual crimes
challenge her campaign has had to overcome has been bringing awareness to voters of how important voting for judgeship is and getting her name out there enough so people can make an informed decision. There are limitations on what stances candidates can take while campaigning, but Lyons does her best to leave a lasting impression when she attends events.
“It’s 4% of black women on the bench and 3% of black men on the bench. That’s 7% total. I can safely say that it’s about 38% of black people in criminal courts in LA County. That’s a huge amount. We’re not talking about who’s behind the bench. It’s not the same look behind the bench than in front of the bench.”
Chin-Hong said the pandemic will eventually end. But that will only happen when we create the conditions where there are no new host bodies to develop variations of the coronavirus.
Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a professor of medicine at the University of California San Francisco, who specializes in treating infectious diseases, stressed the importance of continuing to follow preventative measures when he spoke during the panel discussion.
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“We are still vaccinating against the 2019 virus, and it is now late 2022. We have a problem……This is a virus that will continue changing,” he said.
“Right now, we have too many deaths,” he said. “We shouldn’t accept that.”
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Chin-Hong also predicted that in the future we might see an annual COVID-19 shot to ward off the disease.
Infections caused by Omicron sub variants have been reported to be not as dangerous as ones caused by earlier coronavirus strains, but they appear to be more transmissible.
On the last night of this year’s legislative session last week, the State Assembly rejected Senate Bill (SB) 918, authored by state Sen. Anthony Portantino (D-La Cañada Flintridge). The bill -- written to strengthen restrictions on concealed firearm permits – was one of several bills the Legislature did not approve during the tension-filled finale to a session marked by pointed debate among members of the Assembly’s Democratic majority.
Currently, about 400 people are dying every day from COVID-19. That averages out to more than 100,000 deaths every year.
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If Neuman’s predictions are correct, by the time a vaccine is developed to fight the BA.5 subvariant, which is currently responsible for 85.5 % of infections in the US, there will already be a new subvariant spreading the
added that it is still important to protect yourself with masks and by washing your hands. While he has been vaccinated, he recently tested positive for the coronavirus while after being on an airline and failing to adhere to proper masking protocol.
The COVID-19 virus was discovered in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. To date, over 90 million cases have been recorded and more than 1 million Americans have died from the disease. After more than two years, COVID-19 doesn’t look like it’s going away.
Infectious Diseases at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville discussed how prevalent the disease is and how strict adherence to preventative measures does not assure protection against mutations of the coronavirus.
Because the President is vaccinated, he suffered mild symptoms. However, the rebound positivity he’s experienced shows more needs to be done to eliminate coronavirus.
Before the final vote, supporters of the legislation added an Urgency amendment so it could go into effect immediately -- instead of Jan. 1, 2023, when bills passed during the current legislative session take effect.
Dr. Ben Neuman, professor of Biology and chief virologist of the Global Health Research Complex, Texas A&M University, has studied the coronavirus and found that it’s constantly changing. That is a major reason people continue to be infected with the disease, he says.
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the mask issue has become a political problem and few politicians want to take it on and risk the wrath of voters.
Schaffner agreed and said that we should learn to manage the disease with vaccinations, medications and preventive measures.
Schaffner and his wife tested positive despite being fully vaccinated and were treated with Paxlovid and, unlike Biden, they did not experience a rebound occurrence of the virus.
“COVID will be with us for the foreseeable future,” he said.
Biden, who was treated with the antiviral drug Paxlovid, isolated himself for 5 days and returned to work after testing negative. Then, a few days later, he tested positive again and went back into isolation until he tested negative about a week ago.
During a recent Ethnic Media Services COVID-19 panel discussion with other medical scientists and researchers, Neuman said that people vaccinated against previous variations of the virus are not fully protected against the new variations. According to him, immunity to the current versions of the virus depends on how recently someone had been vaccinated.
As an Urgency Measure, SB 918 required 54 votes in the Assembly to pass, rather than the usual 41. The bill received 53 votes which is more than enough votes needed to reach the Governor’s desk had the urgency amendment not been added.
Last June, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in New York
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State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen that “may carry” laws giving states discretionary authority to reject concealed carry permits violated the
Second Amendment. The decision rendered California’s law requiring applicants to show “good cause,” or a justifiable reason for needing such a
President Joe Biden’s positive test last month for the disease illustrates that COVID-19’s transmissibility is an ongoing and persistent problem.
In his opinion on the case, Justice Clarence Thomas, wrote that states could still prohibit guns in “sensitive places.” Chief Justice John Roberts, joined by Justice Brett Kavanaugh, wrote in a concurring opinion that the ruling did not affect “shall issue” laws requiring objective licensing requirements such as “fingerprinting, a background check, a mental health records check, and training in firearms handling, and in laws regarding use of force, among other possible requirements.”
While vaccines and past infections have enabled the U.S. population to develop what is described as substantial COVID-19 immunity and those who get sick have a number of effective treatments options, cases of people being infected with new mutations of COVID-19 continue to be reported.
Chin-Hong pointed out that one problem with implementing a mask mandate is political will. He cited the example of Los Angeles County, which recently considered reintroducing a mask mandate because of rising infection numbers, but cancelled implementation when cases declined. Had the mandate been imposed, the County sheriff said they would not enforce it which would have beenUnfortunately,problematic.
SB 918 complies with the Supreme Court ruling by designating
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But those “few questions” turned into a full-blown conversation that lasted 12-plus minutes.
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So with that said, Bosa gave such great answers that with the 2022 season upon us, we’ll be checking in with Chargers players throughout the year. And lucky for us, he kicks this one off.What did you learn about this team lastBosa:season?Ilearned that resilience is one thing, but it shows how much goes into winning a game beyond talent and beyond the pieces. I think with time as we’re together longer, and we’re building a connection, the talent comes together as one and we’ll become more of a team and are able to pull through in those close situations. Yeah, we did in a few [games], but in a few others we didn’t.
When it comes to these new pieces, what does that say to you about the team making this push?
I also learned watching the playoffs that it’s really anyone’s game once you get in there. So, I think we have just as good of an opportunity as anyone else, that’s for sure. I think it’s just about getting into the dance and executing at that time of the year.
Bosa: Yeah, he does in some ways but I think that was the surface level impression and the way he talks. Definitely smooth!Butjust to be able to chop it up with him and ask him questions whether it’s about football [or life]. Like we were just out there [on the field] and I said, ‘Oh, I just tried this [move].’ And he said, ‘Oh, I just tried this!’
Last week, I sat down with Joey Bosa to ask him a few questions for a season preview article for the Chargers’ Gameday Magazine.
But shoot, we’re getting closer. I’m closer to my teammates than I’ve ever been.
Still feel it’s different now?
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Bosa: They had some spending room, which was nice! A rookie quarterback contract is good, at least that’s what I hear! *laughs* But with [head coach Brandon] Staley coming in, things have just gotten a little more serious.
guys who know what it takes deep in the season to get where you want to go. Making the right
many thousand players there are on 53man rosters and to see how many of those have cycled through the years and I’m still standing strong.
Bosa: Exciting. I just hope we can all stay healthy and keep all the pieces on the field. We’ll see, it’s hard to know yet. But just having Khalil is a huge thing for me.
And Bosa:Giff!Yeah, it’s funny to think just how many people have come and gone in that time. Coach put up the number – whatever it was – 1,000 or however
But I think the additions of the D-linemen who came in and Khalil [Mack] it feels like they’ve been here. It’s kind of hard to think they weren’t here last year because it feels like we’re together already.
What makes you say that?
You talked a bit about how he reminded you of Brandon Mebane. Does he still?
Bosa: Yeah, for sure. I think it’s part of learning as you get older and going through it and understanding that not every tiny little thing matters all the time.Like if one of my teammates did something, I’d think, ‘Oh shoot, can I do that? Ooh, That looked good.’ I’ve already put all the things I do on tape and it’s not worth getting caught up in all those little details [and instead] where you can look at it and go, ‘Oh, that’s a good move, I can learn from that,’ instead of getting defensive about things.Ithink early on if Kahlil would have come in, I didn’t have as much confidence in myself which is where all of it probably comes from. Who knows, it probably would have ended up being
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Bosa: The only ones. And [outside linebackers coach] Giff [Smith]!
Every year, we’ve had pieces and this and that, but I think it’s finally time where we feel like we can make a push. Those kinds of periods don’t last for that long. Every team is up and down. There aren’t too many dynasties where teams are staying together and playing for 10 years at a time or whatever. I think it says a lot and it shows how serious they are about winning.
you describe this defense?
It’s tough with cuts. E [Emeke Egbule] is a good buddy of mine and he just got let go. It hurts. Chenna [Uchenna Nwosu] left, but it’s good to see him get his contract and go play. It changes fast and you don’t really know how long you’re gonna have an opportunity to be a team so, I don’t take it for granted, that’s the lesson I can learn from that.
You’ve090622_Bosa02beenon a lot of different Chargers teams, is it weird that you and Keenan [Allen] are the two longesttenured drafted Chargers left?
Mel [Melvin Ingram] was great like that, but I just think Khalil is really on top of his work and always trying to learn and get better in those aspects. Whereas I think Mel had his bag of moves he was really, really good at and he just stuck to it. So I think me bouncing off the ideas with Khalil has been huge.
Bosa: I never feel that way now, whereas before, I feel like I’d see somebody [of his talent level] and just me, I’m very like self-conscious about it and always judgmental.
Bosa: I think personally for me, just opening up more and trying to build relationships. Whereas before, I would kind of just either rush home or keep to myself, except for a few people. Now, I’m the old head who has no filter anymore. I dunno, I open up easier and obviously when you open up, other people open up, and that’s when the relationship kind of starts forming and you get closer.
Is getting away from that just part of getting older?
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As one of the most candid players on the team, Bosa’s not afraid to confront the past and be open about what lies ahead. No. 97 enters season 7 as a selfproclaimed “old head;” older, wiser, and grateful. Grateful for his teammates and not taking anything for granted.
No. 97 enters season 7 as a selfproclaimed “old head;” older, wiser, and grateful. Grateful for his teammates and not taking anything for granted.
The additions are great. And not just bringing in good players, but bringing in vets and leaders to bring this team along. Bash [Sebastian Joseph Day] just won a Super Bowl. These guys have all been on teams and they’re vets and I feel like it’s important to have
I know you said with Khalil, if he was around earlier in your career, you probably would have felt threatened but it’s different now.
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Ashe for giving him a chance when he got out of prison. He had tried to get a job in the fire protection field but ran
the 44 California Conservation Camps received the same training from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or CAL-FIRE as it gives to seasonal firefighters but inmates are paid $2 to $5 a day in camp and an additional $1 to $2 an hour when they’re on a fire line. But once they were out of custody, former inmates couldn’t get hired on with fire crews
Forest fires continue to be a major problem in California. The situation has been exacerbated for several reasons, such as climate change, hotter temperatures, drought, and
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Ariza who hails from the island of Turks and Caicos, has evolved from single parent, to real estate agent and now to something she loves more than anything, cooking food that tastes and good as it looks.
Current climate conditions have created a perfect storm for forest fires, and there is a great need for people with the skills to work in fire protection and
Indeed, this innovative way to eat grits brings a rare level of sophistication to cuisines, but also is something simple enough that anyone can recreate at Gritshome.isn’t just for breakfast anymore, this delicious grain can be enjoyed for breakfast, lunch, dinner and desserts.
“Grits have always been a southern US staple but it is time that they are seen and enjoyed in a whole new way and I plan to be a big part of that. My first infusion if you will, was grits ice cream. Not grits with ice cream but actual grits in the ice cream. From there, well there was just no turning back the sky was the limit! Grits mac and cheese, Grits quiche, Grits topped with salmon, the recipes and ideas were endless I just had to write a cookbook. This is what I’m meant to do not just basic everyday grits dishes but dishes that take this cuisine to a new level.”
He ingredients begin with using stone-ground corn or hominy, she says “true grits were boiled and mixed with butter and milk.”
to get out of his cell, but something changed after working alongside firefighters and saving lives and homes. Smith said he found direction and realized he gained satisfaction fighting forest fires.
However, for Smith, being a firefighter allows him to “be a good
now serves as executive director of the Forestry and Fire Recruitment Program, a nonprofit organization that supports formerly incarcerated firefighters, and those currently incarcerated in California’s Conservation Camps. life.”
imprisoned for the ninth time, he found himself at a crossroads. That’s when he learned about the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) conservation campfire crews, which allows inmates to train as firefighters.
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Smith admits that fighting fires is dangerous and scary. He said the first time he fought a fire, “I have never
Lolita Ariza, raised an NBA player in Trevor Ariza, and now she is raising the expectations on grits.
“I grew up in a large blended family, my mother had nine children, my father 10. Which is a lot of mouths to feed! My mother ran a restaurant, so I was always around cooking and really took a liking to it, even at a young age it seemed to come naturally. I think I was around 8-year-old when I found cooking to be something I looked forward to. I was so young that people would say it must be in my genes how easy it came to me. I have come to find cooking therapeutic, it’s never a chore. Even after a long day or if I’m tired, once I’m in the kitchen all that goes away. The days I get to serve delicious meals to my family and friends, to experience the joy that it brings to them. Well, it just doesn’t get any better than that,” said Lolita.
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Being a firefighter has allowed Smith’s family to improve their situation. Now his daughter wants to be a wildland firefighter. And members of his church are interested in getting their
However, what she has done with her exploration of grits may prove to be the ultimate game changer.
Yes, that right…grits!
“There are not enough people to do
Barack Obama spoke of the people he and Biden had worked with and fondly recalled his time in the White House.
But I think that’s [another] huge key, is to all be together, stay positive, because once you hit that game 12 or game 13
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I’m feeling better mentally so I think that has a lot to do with the wall, it’s not always a physical wall. Honestly, it’s probably harder to get over a mental wall than a physical wall because if you’re feeling good, you’ll just push through it. But if you don’t, it’s like, what’s the point?
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it’s like oof, you gotta dig deep. I think it’s important to have people to be able to lean on in that situation which I think we have.
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For me I know, I always hit this wall and it’s such a long season when you question reality – question like, everything – and I feel like if you have a strong enough team and people around you, we can all pull ourselves through that together; especially when you’re winning, and you have each other to lean on.
S--t was wild [early in my career]. We’d get up, but then block a punt or miss a field goal, or this and that [would happen,] but it’s a whole team [game]. You can’t blame one play here or there.
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The former president continued:
I wasn’t playing yet, but that was my rookie year.
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Bosa: With Justin, we’ll find a way to win.
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But having confidence as a defense I think gives you more energy to go out there and play. But it all has to come together so we’ll see.
I know you talked about health, but to close this out, what else is the key for this to all come together?
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“Traditions like this matter, not just for those of us who hold these positions but for everyone participating in and watching our democracy.”
“Welcome home,” President Joe Biden declared to the Obamas.
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Trump spent much of his presidency attempting to erase Obama’s legacy and never held the traditional ceremony.
good for me to have that challenge, but he’s the kind of guy who I’d look at [when I was younger] and watch his film or watch in a game and go, ‘Come on, get blocked!’ And then he’d go and destroy the tackle, get a strip sack, and I’d be like, ‘I can’t compete with that!’
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Biden, of course, served as Obama’s vice president for two terms beginning in 2008.
I just think I’ve proved to myself that I can, and I’ve also gotten older and who cares if I’m not as good as him in some aspects. We’re all our own kind of players.
Looking at the offense, from your perspective looking at Justin Herbert and that unit, how much of a benefit is it to watch them in games be able to put up points?
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She “Youcontinued:seethepeople; they make their voices heard with their vote. We hold an inauguration to ensure a peaceful transition of power. Those of us lucky enough to serve work, as Barack said, as hard as we can for as long as we can, as long as the people choose to keep us here. And once our time is up, we move on, and all that remains in this hallowed place are our good efforts and these portraits.“Portraits that connect our history to the present day. Portraits that hang here as history continues to be made. So, for me, this day is not just about what has happened. It’s also about what could happen because a girl like me, she was never supposed to be up there next to Jacqueline Kennedy and Dolley Madison.“Shewas never supposed to live in this house, and she definitely wasn’t supposed to serve as first lady.”
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And then obviously trying to do our best to stay healthy but do all we can to prevent what we can.
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“Believe it or not, it is still a bit odd for me to stand in this historic space, see this big, beautiful painting staring back at me,” Michelle Obama remarked about the portraits.
“Growing up on Euclid Avenue, I never could have imagined that any of this would be part of my story, but even if it’s all still a bit awkward for me, I do recognize why moments like these are important, why all of this is absolutely necessary,” Obama insisted.
The former first lady’s portrait was painted by Sharon Sprung, while Robert McCurdy painted the former president.
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“When people ask me what I miss most about the White House years, it is not Air Force One that I talk about, although I miss Air Force One,” Obama reflected.
Bosa: The key is usually health! Early on, my first few years, the injuries were just ridiculous:
“And for eight years and even longer for some of you, I drew on your energy and your dedication and your goodness. You inspired me, and I never wanted to disappoint you.
and offenders, and the various types of force used by law enforcement during encounters when an individual died or was injured badly.The
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The stats were gleaned from the Use of Force Incident Report released by the California Department of Justice (DOJ) late last
“Gun violence, in particular, remains a consistent and growing threat. In fact, in 2021, nearly three-fourths of all homicides in California involved a firearm,” he said. “As we confront these ongoing challenges, we must have accountability and appropriate consequences for those who break the law.”
“I’m very disappointed in the outcome,” the bill’s author, Portantino told California Black Media. “But for one assembly member who switched their vote from aye to no, we would have had the 54 votes. I plan on reintroducing the bill on December 5. I’ve already spoken to the governor and the Attorney General.”
Themonth.report was one of four annual criminal justice statistical breakdowns released to give the public, policymakers, researchers, and law enforcement statistics to support informed policy choices based on data and analysis and to help protect the safety and well-being of all Californians, according to an Aug. 25 press release from California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
Notably, two Democratic members, Adam Gray (D-Merced) and Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) who are running for Congress in swing Central Valley districts may have felt the possibility of a political backlash by supporting gun control measures. Retiring Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell (D-Long Beach), voted against the measure, though he was expected to support it.
The Crime in California report presents an overview of the criminal justice system in California. It revealed that the violent crime rate rose 6.7 %, from 437 crimes per 100,000 people to 466.2 last year. The property crime rate increased 3 % and the homicide rate jumped up 9.1% while the rape incidence rate increased 8.6 %. The motor vehicle theft rate rose 8.2%. The state’s burglary and arson rates dropped.
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“Good data,” Bonta said, “is key to good public policy.” He urged people to read the documents.
“Accurate statistics and the data in the annual crime reports are a critical part of calibrating our response, ensuring policymakers and law enforcement are able to make informed decisions,” Bonta stated.
Assemblymembers voted against the bill or abstained from voting.
Blacks made up 16.7 % of the civilians that were killed or suffered severe injury injured during incidents involving the discharge of a firearm or the use of force by police officers in 2021. Of the 660 civilians, who died or were injured, 50.6 % were Hispanic and 25.5 % were White.
The quartet of documents are available online and offer an analytical breakdown of criminal activity and related statistics such as the number of homicides reported last year, how much violent crime has increased in the state and the specificity of those crimes, a breakdown of age, race, sex of crime victims
If it had passed, the bill was likely to face legal challenges because many critics believe that it is too restrictive.
information found in the Use of Force report reveals that the types of force used by law enforcement officers against the 660 individuals included blunt impact weapons, chemical sprays, firearms, impact projectiles, vehicles, electronic control devices and their hands, feet, fists use or other body parts.
AG Bonta Releases Racial Data
Applicants would be required to submit to in-person interviews to ensure they are “qualified,” and licensing officials will be required to interview at least three-character references. The state would also give licensing officials, usually a sheriff’s office, greater ability to revoke a license.Initially, leaders believed that the measure had enough support to pass with an urgency amendment allowing it to go into effect this month. After the bill passed the Senate with a super majority (2/3) of the votes, it failed to gain a super majority vote in the State Assembly. Seven Democratic
According to DOJ, officers shooting a firearm hit 233 people and missed 58 others. They used K-9 dogs on 77 people and controlled holds or takedowns on 121 others. While officers perceived that 383 civilians were armed during the incidents, 341 or 89% of them were confirmed to have been carrying weapons.
The requirement of interviews and
courts, places of worship, zones around schools, hospitals, public parks, libraries, airports, public transportation and bars as sensitive places. The bill requires authorities to review publicly available statements including social media to assess whether applicants present a danger to the public.
character references are points of contention for gun rights groups. For Gov. Gavin Newsom prioritizing gun control measures is still a leading priority in this legislative term, responding to an uptick of gun violence across the country. As of Sept. 2, the Gun Violence Archive reports 450 mass shootings in 2022, compared to 417 in all of “California2019.has the toughest gun safety laws in the nation, but none of us can afford to be complacent in tackling the gun violence crisis ravaging our country,” said Newsom. “These new measures will help keep children safe at school, keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people and responsibly regulate the sale of firearms in our communities.”Thoughdefeated in this attempt to regulate concealed firearms, Newsom has a number of notable legislative victories, including AB 2571, which restricts the marketing of firearms to children and AB 1594, which strips
One hundred and ten African Americans died or suffered serious bodily injury during encounters with law enforcement officers in the Golden State over the course of the last year.
The report, however, does not indicate how many of the 149 individuals that died during the 628 incidents were Black or of any other race.
Bonta said crime rates remain below historical highs, but property and violent crimes continue to have terrible effects on California communities.
The other reports released by the DOJ include Homicide in California, Crime in California, and Juvenile Justice in California.
1,462 officers were reported to be involved in shooting a firearm or using excessive force during incidents that resulted in death or serious injury. Fifty-eight of the officers were Black.
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As gun violence plagues the country, the tug-of-war between gun rights and gun regulations on a local and national level will likely continue. Although California has some of the toughest gun laws in the country, the Legislature has yet to find a solution for concealed carry“Together,permits.all of the gun laws that we passed make California safer,” Portantino said, “though not having a CCW (concealed weapons permit) consistent with the Supreme Court decision hurts California, which is why I’m committed to bringing it back on December 5.”
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There were 153,546 violent crimes in the state in 2021. All the data are based on the number of known victims and incidents.
gun manufacturers of some legal protections when their products are used to commit acts of violence. SB 1327 and AB 1621 target ghost guns by restricting their manufacture, transportation and sale and close the loophole that allowed sale of incomplete and un-serialized “firearm precursors.”